The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-11


ured az a martial figure on her mighty
rock, standing gusrd over her sacred
SCROLLS. f4r in hw streets almost every
hou'e has it, stony every stone voice,
a I'd every street aud alley is peopled
more densely WITH the shades OF the
dead than with The bodies Of the living.
Memorable figures meet you at every
turn. You sac ia quss Cartier
pacing the deck OF bis little ship
as it lies anchored on the
bosom OF the river below. You see
where the pure and persistent soul OF
Champlain passed from earth, and
where, with loving hands and mourn.
full hearts, they buried his body on
that sad Christmas morn. In the
cleaning you meet the martial firm
OF the fiery Frootenac approaching.
Through the growing darkness, La
Sale flits silently past with his gszs
turned 10 the far South and the mouth
OF the xissi,sippi his soul longed to
zee, and which, seeking through
a tsonssnd pe,ils, be saw
with Joy at last; and you think OF the
unknown grave where his homes
IN oulder beneath the flowers Of the
Texas prairie.
Here Wolfe, amid the roar Of bat
tie, died; FROM this spot the spirit Of
Montcalm few upward. Wtat q
meeting OF the two heroic souls-bs-
yond wars and warring-hsd within
the peaceful boundaries OF the skies at
last Here Montgomery fell, aud Ia
this little houss lay his body, frozen
stiff "a ice. Here tho Jesuits planned
10 holy councils their great missionary
undertakings, and you Rszs with
hushed breath At the skull OF the
brave Brobeni, tortured TO death by
those for whom ne would gladly die.
Cartier, Chsmplsin, FroOte &C, La
val, Brebouf, Ro f., Monicslm, Mont
gomery, al! lived upon this rock,
which we call Quebec. What o ,ity
What a history A pivotal city,
around which two hostile civiliza ions
circed and swung, repellsnt, antago.
nistic. Gao centertd on the Chu'ch
and the salvation OF souls; the other
on the State and the well being o.
countless generations OF men.
cANADA-A PARADISE FOR ToURIsrs.
The tide Of travel sets northward
aud strongly, too. Twenty years age
this country was, 10 most OF the out
side world, an unknown lsnd-"l50'
leagues OF frozen country" as Voltair,
satirically called 1t. Today the ont
side world speaks Of II as one OF ID,
most beautiful countries Of the globe
and hithes the student OF ma ion
comes TO study the development Of In
dependent political life, the tourist I,
feast his eyes on the sight Of matches
scenery, and tho invalid 10 breath
renewal OF exhausted life from mar
We ously invigoratiop atmosphere. s.
Ia the fame Of the county bein
spresd abroad. Nor will this popula
love for this far north country lessen
II will grow, rather. Nature Is on II
side. TIE cities OF the seaboard are
for months each summer, Ike ovent
Men can't live In them, but where ca
they GOT The eesshore is very well i
Its way. but, TO us who were bern OIL
1t, We don't like II. The dead glare Q
the sun on the level sea, the ran
smell OF the marsh and the ocEy fat
steaming with siencbful eweats wbe
the tide Is out and the hot sun sweltei
ing them; aud then the heav
night iogs, the raw, di
NAL days and the cold, dan
mornings-oh yes, ! know wha. th
sea shcrs 10, for was / not born on II
| -k.t ,h.t ,yaantt ,nv ,.rl, pv.on
: the only man that ever succeeded !
: making the sea attractive. He pitche
the key Of his veses to the resonanc
: OF It's thu 1ders, aad sent the jsr ~
: terror OF its bass through bis s,apz
20 that they swell aud hesve, toss al
{ reel. He, too, could catch its soft,
3 moods for even Tiger has purr n
moods-and cause its lspsing viii
. pers 10 run In dying crescendos 10 70
along the white edges 4 the lit
: waves that run up aud break In whit
. miniaturs laughter against the gre
and sol d belct e.; bat ths sea Is mu
4 derous and cyne, cat.like, aud no
a knew II batter than Byron. II temp
D you softly out upou its ripping n
z lace, amuses you for an hour, Tor q,
Q houra, and with one ew Il blow fro
!. below Il knocks your boat bnttom siC
9 mp aud you drop 10 Its deep deaf
b chamber. another c )rpse add. 10 u
q thou ands that are there before yo
d A white iacs-two white iaces ioun
!; side by side, hall bedded In the hsr
= when tns tun comes up, 10 enough
% make one hate the sea and q fiom l
o dreadful shore. Aud then the viii
/. faces never found. i have lain {
p the shore with my eyes closed az
n seen them stretch away Ia rows init
II white faoss, all having the san
n ellll, rigid look. have leaned ov
d the rail- OF q great ship rs II went eta
10 geriug onward through the pillows
u mldLisht In mid.ocean, while the Il
q xhooped ant shri, krd and WHIST,
"a overhead, and seen all the bottom
o. tho tea IN view, q hell oil sight,
10 vision Of hell, made up OF white fac,
10 eaten aud hall eaten, and OF q
70 dreadful things that sat them-tho
i, fearful things that make the life
ID the deep sea bjttcm uncouth, d
10 canny; that are guided 10 tbeir frigt
10 full itas,s by senses that require q
9. eyes. A great, q ghastly deceit ls /
e. sea. John was right. "There will
h no sea there" Dear old disi
ID dreamer. how he sensed the trul
10 Heaveni Man has wreck and des
Or enough here; II 10 only right. that
70 should escspe them In the herealt
nj But tbs woods-the dear, frank,
ID noceat woods-they never decsi'
ID nor kill, nor tempt, but rather wa
Il, you 10 keep out Of their depths, u,
o, their bright edges, where the 9
L shines and lowers bloom and OF
N spaces are; the woods that cool y
nt 20 In the hot days aod rest you
10 when awesry, aud whose moaniag
Ia tie night Is 10. because they Ia
10 killed anyone, but becaufe anyo
n. must be killed any where In the wof
a. Ga, the dear old wo ida. and how
wish / might i've Ia hem Away
live under and among toe trees, qui
ny ~ active aud quietly happy, thfou
40 al tho years OF this ha awake Il
va TIL come 10 the hour Of my 2
Ia- Awakening. What oompaui0nsh p tn
II Ia In these Somo are gave "a